Patents by Inventor Stuart Craig Shepherd

Stuart Craig Shepherd has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Glass packaging system and method
    Patent number: 5644898
    Abstract: A system and method for packaging a plurality of substantially rigid sheet-like members. The system includes apparatus for carrying out the method steps of applying a liquified material to a selected location on a surface of each of the plurality of sheet-like members, cooling the liquified material to form a removable solid element adhering to the selected location on the surface, and stacking the plurality of sheet-like members for packaging such that the solid elements act as interleaving spacers therebetween protecting the sheet-like members from handling and shipping damage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 8, 1997
    Assignee: FANUC Robotics North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Stuart Craig Shepherd, Thomas Carl Zito